Venice: World premiere of “Bones and All” with huge festival audience success

Luca Guadagnino is a regular participant at the Venice Film Festival. Friday night Guadagnino’s premiere bones and all It marked the Italian director’s fifth arc on the Lido and his third film here since 2015. bigger splash s sigh in 2018.

s bones and all Star Timothée Chalamet, in addition to dazzling the Lido red carpet, is a festival favorite thanks to his recent appearances in Venice. King (in 2019) and Dune last year.

So it was no surprise that the Sala Grande had a gala audience on Friday night. bones and allThe world premiere greeted the duo as old friends and with fervent applause before the evening’s screening. bones and all Actress Taylor Russell, since 2019 wavesShe also received a standing ovation before the screening, as did Chloë Sevigny and Mark Rylance, who both play supporting roles.

However, the open question was how the festival audience would respond to the film itself. bones and all marks the reunion of Chalamet and Guadagnino following their collaboration on the Oscar-winning film call me by your nameBut the new film is a fundamentally different proposition.

Based on the novel YA by Camille De Angelis, bones and all It’s a coming-of-age romantic horror about estranged teenagers Maren and Lee (Russell and Chalamet, respectively) who find a connection through their love of human flesh. The film’s performance in Venice could go a long way toward determining MGM’s worldwide release later this year.

If Friday night’s reaction is any indication, don’t worry. The Venice crowd rose to their feet as the credits rolled and froze for nearly 10 minutes of applause and applause. After 8 minutes, the crowd started shouting “Guada!” Wow! Wow!” To celebrate the Italian director. MGM may still have a marketing challenge bones and all But he still killed in Venice.